Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 101

Vocabulary

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (subject marker attached); refers to a female subject

그에게

geuege — To him; dative form of the third-person male pronoun

밤을

bameul — Night (object form); the dark hours after sunset

볼

bol — To see (future/modifier form); act of seeing or viewing

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in '~ㄹ 수 있다' constructions

있는

inneun — Existing; present tense modifier form of 있다

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object form); the organs used for seeing

주었고

jueotgo — Gave (and); past tense of 주다 with connective ending

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); refers to a male subject

더

deo — More; indicates a greater degree or additional amount

이상

isang — More than; beyond a certain point or limit

굶주릴

gumjuril — To starve (modifier form); suffering from lack of food

필요가

piryoga — Need (subject form); necessity or requirement for something

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; formal past tense of 없다

박쥐

bakjwi — Bat; a nocturnal flying mammal

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms. (topic form); honorific title attached to a name

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; an adverb intensifying a description

감사해했고

gamsahahaetgo — Was grateful (and); past tense of 감사하다 with connective

그날부터

geunalbuteo — From that day; starting from a specific day mentioned

지금까지

jigeumkkaji — Until now; up to the present moment

박쥐들은

bakjwiideureun — Bats (topic form); plural of bat with topic marker

동굴에서

donggureseo — In a cave; location marker attached to the word cave

살며

salmyeo — While living; connective form of 살다 meaning to live

저녁에

jeonyeoge — In the evening; time marker attached to evening

날아다니는

naradanineun — Flying around; present modifier of 날아다니다

것에

geose — To the act of; nominalizer 것 with location/direction marker

만족해왔습니다

manjokhaewatseumnida — Have been satisfied; formal present perfect of 만족하다

그렇지

geureochi — Isn't that so; seeking agreement or confirmation

않은지

aneounji — Whether not; indirect question form with negation

물어보세요

mureoboseyo — Please ask; polite imperative form of 물어보다

씩

ssik — Each; apiece; distributes an amount among individuals

웃었습니다

useotseumnida — Smiled/laughed; formal past tense of 웃다

한

han — One; a certain; indefinite article-like determiner in Korean

곳에

gose — In a place; location marker attached to 곳 meaning place

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; to a satisfactory degree

오래

orae — For a long time; extended duration of time

머물지

meomulji — To stay (negative connector form); remaining in a location

않아서

anaseo — Because (someone) did not; causal connective with negation

제가

jega — I (subject form); humble first-person subject pronoun

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything; total negation of things

물어볼

mureoebol — To ask (future modifier); intending to ask a question

수가

suga — Ability/possibility (subject form); used in negative potential

없어요

eopseoyo — There is not; polite present tense of 없다

그가

geuga — He (subject form); third-person male subject pronoun

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; formal past tense of 말하다 meaning to speak

이야기를

iyagireul — Story (object form); a tale or narrative being told

들려주셔서

deullyeojusyeoseo — Because you told (us); honorific causal form of 들려주다

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; an adverb expressing sincerity or emphasis

감사합니다

gamsahamnida — Thank you; formal polite expression of gratitude

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; a small amphibian that lives near water

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; paternal or maternal grandfather figure

우리가

uriga — We (subject form); first-person plural subject pronoun

가진

gajin — Having; past modifier form of 가지다 meaning to have

것을

geoseul — Thing (object form); nominalizer used as a direct object

최대한

choedaehan — To the maximum; as much as possible

활용하는

hwaryonghaneun — Utilizing; present modifier of 활용하다 meaning to make use

것이

geosi — The thing (subject form); nominalizer as a subject

중요하죠

jungyohajyo — It is important, isn't it; seeking agreement about importance

않나요

annayo — Isn't it; negative question seeking confirmation

물론이죠

mullonjyo — Of course; certainly; expressing obvious agreement

쿵

kung — Thud; onomatopoeia for a heavy thumping sound

아

a — Ah; oh; exclamation expressing realization or surprise

할아버지가

harabeojiga — Grandfather (subject form); grandfather as the subject

대답했습니다

daedaphaetseumnida — Answered; formal past tense of 대답하다 meaning to reply

왜

wae — Why; interrogative adverb asking for a reason

거북이

geobuki — Turtle; a slow-moving reptile with a hard shell

자신의

jasine — One's own; possessive form of the reflexive pronoun 자신

집을

jibeul — House/home (object form); place where one lives

지고

jigo — Carrying on back (and); connective of 지다 meaning to carry

다니는가

danineunga — Does (one) go around; rhetorical question form of 다니다

미소

miso — Smile; a facial expression showing happiness or warmth

연못

yeonmot — Pond; a small body of still water

둑의

duge — Of the bank/embankment; possessive of riverbank or dam

오래된

oraedoen — Old; long-standing; something that has existed for a long time

통나무

tongnamu — Log; a large piece of cut or fallen tree trunk

위에

wie — On top of; positional marker meaning above or on

앉아

anja — Sitting (connective form); present connective of 앉다

일광욕을

ilgwangyogeul — Sunbathing (object form); act of basking in the sun

하고

hago — Doing (and); connective form of 하다 meaning to do

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was; formal past progressive/existential form of 있다

번도

beondo — Not even once; counter for times with inclusive particle

움직이지

umjigiji — Moving (negative connector); connective of 움직이다 to move

않고

anko — Without doing; negative connective meaning not doing and

아주

aju — Very; quite; an intensifying adverb

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time; over an extended period of time

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; referring to a described manner

함께

hamkke — Together; in company with someone else

시간을

siganeul — Time (object form); a period or duration of time

보낼

bonael — To spend/send (future modifier); modifier form of 보내다

누군가를

nugungareul — Someone (object form); an unspecified person as an object

찾아

chaja — Looking for (connective); connective of 찾다 to search for

웃음

useum — Laughter; smile; the act or sound of laughing

시냇가와

sinaetgawa — Streamside and; 시냇가 means the bank of a stream

초록

chorok — Green; the color green, often describing nature

숲으로

supeuro — Into the forest; directional marker on forest

가던

gadeon — Was going (past modifier); retrospective modifier of 가다

길에

gire — On the way/road; location marker on the word path or road

그를

geureul — Him (object form); third-person male direct object pronoun

보았습니다

boatseumnida — Saw; formal past tense of 보다 meaning to see

한참

hancham — For quite a while; a considerable amount of time

후에

hue — After; following a certain event or time period

돌아왔을

dorawateul — When (he) returned; past modifier form of 돌아오다

때

ttae — When; at the time; a time or moment in context

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; continuing in the same state

그

geu — That; the; a determiner pointing to something mentioned

자리에

jarie — In the spot/place; location marker on 자리 meaning seat or spot

있었고

isseotgo — Was there (and); past existential connective of 있다

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; entirely negating what follows

움직인

umjigin — Moved (past modifier); past modifier form of 움직이다

것

geot — Thing; nominalizer turning a verb phrase into a noun

같지

gatji — Seem (negative connector); connector of 같다 meaning to seem

않았습니다

anhatseumnida — Did not; formal past tense negative form of 않다

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly; all at once; without warning

가지

gaji — A branch; also a counter for kinds or types

생각이

saenggagi — Thought/idea (subject form); a thought as subject

떠올랐습니다

tteooratseumnida — Came to mind; formal past of 떠오르다 meaning to occur to one

본

bon — Seen (past modifier); past modifier form of 보다

적이

jeogi — Experience of (subject form); used in '~ㄴ 적이 있다' pattern

있는지

inneounji — Whether there is; indirect question form of 있다

기억할

gieokhal — To remember (future modifier); modifier of 기억하다

다른

dareun — Other; different; a determiner meaning another or different

친구들의

chingudeurui — Of friends; possessive plural form of 친구 meaning friend

집은

jibeun — House (topic form); home or dwelling as the topic

대부분

daebubun — Most; the majority; referring to the greater part of something

보았지만

boatjiman — Saw but; past tense of 보다 with contrastive connective

아무리

amuri — No matter how; however much; expressing futility

열심히

yeolsimhi — Diligently; hard; with great effort and dedication

생각해도

saenggakaedo — Even if (one) thinks; concessive connective of 생각하다

기억이

gieogi — Memory (subject form); recollection as a subject

안녕

annyeong — Hi; hello; informal greeting or farewell

소리쳤습니다

sorichyeotseumnida — Shouted; formal past tense of 소리치다 meaning to shout

어디에

eodie — Where; interrogative asking about a location

살아

sara — Living (connective/informal form); connective of 살다 to live